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Transport in Vizianagaram

There are various modes of transportation available in Vizianagaram and its Neighbourhoods. It includes auto rickshaws,[1] bicycles to mass transit systems - such as buses,[2] trains[3] and flights.

APS RTC Depot map of the district

RoadwaysEdit

The city has a total road length of 317.90 km.[4] Government is planning to construct a 17-km bypass road with Rs 470 crore to ease the traffic in the town.[5] The road between Mayuri Junction and Balaji Junction, with a length of 1.4 km is being extended into six lane.[6] 20-km stretch NH 26 have been developed to ease traffic flow between Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam.[7] The city is connected to Visakhapatnam (60 km) via NH 43 & NH 5, to Vijayawada (394 km) via NH 5, to Raipur (526 km) via NH 59, to Hyderabad (664 km) via NH 5 & NH9 and to Chennai (416 km) via NH 5 and AH 45.[8]

Public TransportEdit

By Road

 
Buses in Bus Station

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Vizianagaram bus station.[9] Viziagaram zone is one of the 4 zones for APS RTC.[10] Cycling is one of the easiest means of transport in the city and is encouraged by government authorities.[11]

Train Transit

Vizianagaram railway station is on the Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line and is the terminus for the Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line.[12] It has five Platforms. Nellimarla serves as satellite station to the city.[13] It is one of the railway stations that have access to Free Wi-Fi developed by Indian Railways.[14]

Airways

The nearest airport is in Visakhapatnam located at 62 km. During the 2016-17 fiscal year, Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOTZ) had served a total of 2,358,029 passengers, an increase of 30.7% from previous year.[15] It handled 19,550 aircraft including 1,421 international and 18,129 domestic.[16]

Seaways

Visakhapatnam Port is the nearest and one of the 13 major seaports in India. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust plans to develop a satellite port at Bheemunipatnam to decongest traffic at Visakhapatnam. The project is expected to cost ₹2,000 crores and is to be undertaken through a Public- Private Partnership (PPP)venture.[17] Afer construction, Bheemili will be the nearest port to the city.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Dec 20, V. Kamalakara Rao | TNN | Updated; 2016; Ist, 6:00. "Dwarapudi in Vizianagaram first in the region to take to digital payments | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "APSRTC Vizianagaram Bus Station". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Arrivals at VZM/Vizianagaram Junction". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stone laid for bypass road". The Hindu. 4 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ↑ India, The Hans (28 October 2017). "Road widening will curb mishaps". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Rao, K. Srinivasa (21 July 2017). "Road-widening work going on in full swing on NH 26". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Vizianagaram City Profile" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "APS RTC - Zones". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Correspondent (1 May 2017). "'Happy Street' held in Vizianagaram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Vizianagaram Junction". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Nellimerla station". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Vizianagaram railway station gets free Wi-Fi". The Hindu. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Domestic Passengers" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Domestic Aircraft Movements" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  17. ↑ Patnaik, Santosh (28 August 2012). "VPT to finalise consultantfor satellite port at Bhimili". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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